Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature, Volumen1J.B. Lippincott Company, 1902 |
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... probably an exaggerated indictment of their rule and their immoralities . Never- theless , so far as his slight history goes , he is a sound authority . When , ' weary of trouble , he fled to Gaul , founded the Abbaye de Ruis , and died ...
... probably an exaggerated indictment of their rule and their immoralities . Never- theless , so far as his slight history goes , he is a sound authority . When , ' weary of trouble , he fled to Gaul , founded the Abbaye de Ruis , and died ...
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... probably the story of the aging Summer contend- ing with the powers of incoming Winter , who attempts to grasp the treasures of the harvest . The Summer God saves the golden hoard , but dies in the struggle . These myths are em- bodied ...
... probably the story of the aging Summer contend- ing with the powers of incoming Winter , who attempts to grasp the treasures of the harvest . The Summer God saves the golden hoard , but dies in the struggle . These myths are em- bodied ...
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... probably a description of the ruins of Bath may have been written by a Mercian poet educated in the Northumbrian schools . Their most remark- able quality , independent of their heathen dwelling on Fate rather than on the will of God ...
... probably a description of the ruins of Bath may have been written by a Mercian poet educated in the Northumbrian schools . Their most remark- able quality , independent of their heathen dwelling on Fate rather than on the will of God ...
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... probably as a scholar ; was a lover of natural scenery , of animals and birds ; was eager in the works of war , and had sung the sword , the spear , the war - shirt , and the bow ; had watched with an observant eye the village and the ...
... probably as a scholar ; was a lover of natural scenery , of animals and birds ; was eager in the works of war , and had sung the sword , the spear , the war - shirt , and the bow ; had watched with an observant eye the village and the ...
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... probably completed in 888. But the work of collection had most likely been begun in 885 or 886 , for William of Malmesbury says that it was composed amid the noise of arms and the braying of the trumpets- that is , during the short ...
... probably completed in 888. But the work of collection had most likely been begun in 885 or 886 , for William of Malmesbury says that it was composed amid the noise of arms and the braying of the trumpets- that is , during the short ...
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Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical ..., Volumen1 Robert Chambers Vista de fragmentos - 1922 |
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Página 369 - ... shores And make a sop of all this solid globe : Strength should be lord of imbecility, And the rude son should strike his father dead : Force should be right ; or rather, right and wrong, Between whose endless jar justice resides, Should lose their names, and so should justice too. Then...
Página 368 - O mistress mine, where are you roaming? O stay and hear; your true love's coming, That can sing both high and low. Trip no further, pretty sweeting; Journeys end in lovers meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.
Página 372 - twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war : to the dread rattling thunder Have I given fire, and rifted Jove's stout oak With his own bolt ; the...
Página 409 - Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine.
Página 366 - Harry, I do not only marvel where thou spendest thy time, but also how thou art accompanied : for though the camomile, the more it is trodden on the faster it grows, yet youth, the more it is wasted the sooner it wears.
Página 360 - This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings, Fear'd by their breed and famous by their birth, Renowned for their deeds as far from home, For Christian service and true chivalry, As is the sepulchre in stubborn Jewry Of the world's ransom, blessed Mary's Son, This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world...
Página 370 - No more of that. I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice.
Página 353 - Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten: In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Thy belt of straw and ivy buds, Thy coral clasps and amber studs, All these in me no means can move To come to thee, and be thy love.
Página 369 - Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake.
Página 373 - Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not : Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's ; then if thou fall'st...